Biggest Loser 9 Spring Challenge -- thread closing -- see new thread Part 2!

[lovedvc]

QOTD: To lose the 12 lbs that I have gained since December 18th. It was like a not stop eating frenzy. I'm on my way though. I officially started Monday and have all ready lost 4 pounds. Little by Little, I've done it Before I can DO IT AGAIN.

 

[beansf]

QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

Every day is like a small goal to me. I definitely try to take it one day at a time. TODAY I will work out. TODAY I will eat the proper amount of calories to encourage weight loss.

I couldn't get out of bed this morning, so that means I have to do my workout after I get home from work. Yuck. I much prefer the morning, but my bed was just too cozy today.

In other news, I have coerced my hubby into letting me book a couple of days at WDW before our next cruise! I am so excited. It will be our first trip to the World. Although, it will be brief, I am very excited.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

P90X?? I'm impressed! I get worn out just watching the infomercial!! How much exercising did you do before starting this program? I really don't think that I could do it at my current fitness level.

Believe me I have NO fitness level. I literally stopped exercising when we moved and prior to that is was bad to say the least. I can not do most of the stuff I tried but did what I could. I figured it is worth a try and me and hubby get time together while our son is at school. Wish me luck. LOL

 

[DisneyFam5]

I'm also having trouble keeping up with the boards. I need to focus on working out and planning meals to stay at around 1200 calories a day. My DH and I are alternating nights to be in charge of cooking a healthy meal. That seems to be a good plan.
I watched BL last night and was impressed to see that James lost 100 pounds at home in the first 2 months!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Just made the best sandwich for lunch. I made a hot chicken patty sandwich but used all diet stuff and it was great!

1 Arnold sandwich thin, 1 morning star farm chicken patty, lettuce, 1/2 tsp mayo and pepper. I reminded me of the burger king chicken sandwich. WOW that was good!! Only 4 ww point and counted as a veggie since it was a veggie patty and the lettuce.

Just thought I would share.

 

[TammyNC]

So in honor of the new season starting today's QOTD (Question of the Day is: Do you plan on watching Biggest Loser this season? Have you watched it before and do you like it or not?

I DVR'd it last night but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. I am like many others, skip through the repeats after commercials and skip through some of the last chance workout stuff so I can work it into watching. We don't watch as a family so I have to fit it in when I can.

http://www.nbc.com/news/2009/10/20/...of-their-excuses-and-empower-them-to-transfo/

It is going to run in the summer between the BLs? Jillian will move in with some "lucky" family and help them with their issues and make life altering changes. I really wouldn't mind a day or two with Jillian but I know my DH would never, ever consent to anything like this. I am hoping that it will give us some more "real world" ideas to help us on our journeys.

I'll be on the lookout for this in the summer, sounds interesting.

i will be recording BL...i can't stand to watch it in real time with all the repetitiveness after commercials, and Allison's drama questions. I liked it better when it was a 1 hr show

I too think it could be cut to an hour and be just as effective.

Okay, I got the starting numbers together on my coffee break.

REMEMBER NEW LOSERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

Here's the stats to start us off:

Total # who said they were joining: 157
Total # who sent in their starting weights: 135
Total # excused: 1
Total # missing: 21

Here's a little breakdown of where we are now:
150lbs and less: 16
151 to 200 lbs: 29
201 to 225 lbs: 24
226 to 250 lbs: 21
250lbs & up: 24

Next up is GOALS:

Optional individual goal measurement:
There's 50 of us that have decided to try out the new goal checking.

Group goal: total pounds
I read through all the posts, and the group goal of 500 seems to be okay with most of you. Some suggested starting smaller, but I really think we can reach 500 this time! We've got almost double the number of starters compared to BL8 (1.8 times as many people to be exact!) and we almost reached 500 last time, so let's go for it this time.

Group goal: retention rate
I'm going to track the retention rate each week as (# of weigh ins) / 135.
I'm using 135 because its the number of starting weights we have as of right now! If we keep everybody and add a few along the way we could see greater than 100% :
I don't know what goal to use here I hope to see all of us still here at the end

We've got an awesome group!!

QOTD: I will probably be skipping the TV show. I've seen a few episodes and they were okay, definitely good background if I'm doing something else (like DISboarding on my laptop!). The problem with this episode is that it is on simultaneously with The Good Wife with Julianna Margulies and I really, really like that show! There's not too many shows these days I even bother to Tivo, so it's a real bummer that two of them are on at the same time.

We are enjoying watching The Good Wife also. I love the DVR...if we are doing stuff with the kids we can eventually sit down and watch the shows (minus commercials).

The one I've got is by omron - It does the job, even in my pocket instead of on my belt, and has memory for up to 10 days. One time last year, I forgot to bring my watch along to Blizzard Beach - I did have my pedometer, though, so that was my watch for the day - not that it was waterproof, but I spent a lot of time supervising digging in the sand.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000U1OCI...e=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B0000U1OCI

I have this one as well and love that it is small and can fit in my pocket.

We had a nice relaxing day because school was called off, and we're out again tomorrow. It's been too long since I've hit the gym, and my hand is better so I'm going to go work out and talk to my trainer about getting back on schedule. I'm slowly but surely improving my eating habits. It's definitely a work in progress.

Glad to hear your hand is getting better. I think baby steps are a good thing!!

We talked about our big goals for the challenge and our other goals in life. And we've all heard that one of the best ways to reach those big goals is to break them down into steps and have smaller goals. So the QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

My first goal is to get my 40# clippie back...I'm 7.5 pounds away from it. I know that if I meet that goal my clothes will begin fitting better too.

I did pretty good yesterday. I did get in all of my water for the day and my veggies for the COW. Did a little more moving than the previous day but haven't gotten the true exercise in yet. I really have got to work on that one!!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

 

[NancyIL]

Did she have anything interesting to say?

Jillian appeared just after the segment where Kim Kardashian and Jay made deep-fried Oreos! You can imagine what Jillian said about THAT! There wasn't enough time for her to say much, but she LOOKED great.

Back to the BL show...I didn't realize the final weigh-ins weren't on a real scale. Are the contestants told their weight when they weigh-in with the doctor that morning? Of course the huge rate of weight loss on that show is unrealistic for the average person to achieve at home, but it's still very inspiring to see their transformations.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

We are enjoying watching The Good Wife also. I love the DVR...if we are doing stuff with the kids we can eventually sit down and watch the shows (minus commercials).

Yeah! I'm so glad to hear someone else is watching it, too. It seems like just when I'm getting into a really good drama (and The Good Wife is one of the best I've seen in years), it gets cancelled due to lack of viewership.

QOTD: My short-term goal is to lose the ten pounds I put on since I managed a six or so month's maintainance weight from my last attempt at losing weight. Goodness! Does that even make sense to anyone? Bottomline, a few friends had noticed when I had dropped about 12-15 pounds last Spring and then I held that weight for awhile and then over the fall it slowly came back on. So, that's my first small goal. To get back to the weight where some friends had noticed I might have lost some weight. We'll see if they say the same thing this time!

 

[pakaramom]

QOTD: My short term goal would be to run a 5K and would be nice if I could fit into some of my old clothes.

 

[chskover]

Eric and his wife were on one of the tabloid shows, I think Access Hollywood, saying after the show they forget about you and its their fault he gained the weight back. I believe its his fault for not maintaining the principals they teach you on the show. If he blames them, maybe he should give all that money back. I personally don't want to see him back at the end of this season. There are lots of people who have maintained and even lost a few more after the show. If these people can do it anyone can.

 

[disney_mommy]

Back to the BL show...I didn't realize the final weigh-ins weren't on a real scale. Are the contestants told their weight when they weigh-in with the doctor that morning?

No, they have no idea what their weight is, only the producers. That way they know in which order to weigh the contestants, to enhance the drama.

 

[wezee]

Thanks for the pedometer tips...I will definantly look for the Omron.

 

[my3princes]

Project Linus - I saw that with our Give a Day too. How does this work? Do you supply the fleece? Do you get to do it at home or do you have to go to a center? Thanks you guys!

You do supply your own materials and make a blanket. I think most of the Linus groups are letting people make them at home. Some are having people deliver them (each donor present) to the organization while others are letting you mail them in. The closest office to us allowed us to make them here and mail them in. The only guidelines were that the blankets had to be handmade and new. They can be knit, crocheted, sewn or the no sew fleece.

How did the makeover turn out?

I must say that the process was very different than what you see on tv. The volunteers do 99% of the work, then the "stars" come by and shoot a scene showing them working. That being said the house came out beautiful even though it wasn't finished for the reveal. It looked great on camera, but things were still needing to be done over the next week. It was really fun. I was even shown in the episode for a second or two How long does it take to make one brush stroke on a door casing

Good morning BL 9 participants!
So the QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?



Have a great OP day all!

My mini goal is to start exercising. When I start my "weight correction cycle" as dh prefers to call it, I like to get my food intake in place for a week before I start exercising. That means that Friday I need to get moving. This will be the most difficult part for me as I hate exercise. Unfortunately just watching what I eat keeps me at a maintainance weight, but I don't lose.

 

[maiziezoe]

Afternoon!

I watched BL last night and loved it. I already have a favorite team (orange). My biggest problem with the show is that I would like to see less working out and more of what they are eating every day. A little less product placement and a little more cooking.

I worked out for 64 minutes today. I'm feeling better and better every day!

Yesterday I signed up for 3 months of WW online. I also put the app on my iPod Touch so I can enter stuff during the day without having to sit at the computer.

QOTD (Question of the Day) is what is your first smaller goal that you want to reach in this challenge?

This is actually my second week of my new lifestyle (I started on Christmas Day)... my goal is to lose something this week. Everyone says the second week is one of the harder weeks when it comes to weight loss, so I am really hoping to lose 1 or 2 pounds.

As soon as I reach 10 pounds down, I am going to reward myself by getting my hair colored back to it's natural color. I've been getting my hair colored a reddish color for so long... I'm excited about bring back my dark brown hair. I want to do something nice for myself every time I lose 10 pounds. I NEVER do anything for ME, so this will be the biggest challenge for me. Taking "me" time.

Have a wonderful day everyone!! We're supposed to get 10 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. Looks like I am stuck in the house for a few more days!

 

[princessbride6205]

QOTD: Small Goal?
My first weightloss goal is to lose more than 3 pounds. That will put me back below where I was when we ended BL8.
My first NSV mini-goal is to run 5k.
I came down with a nasty head cold in the last 2 days, which is not helping my workouts.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: My mini goal is to get back to where i was on Dec. 18! I gained about 8 pounds over the holidays. So far, Ive lost almost 3 and I'm back OP!

Have doen the 30 min WATP< and just finished the BL Last Chance Workout. That was quite a workout! I'm wiped.

Hope to get in another 203 miles tonight after DD2s dance class!

Time to get her ready for dancing!

 

[TinkerBean]

I did well so for this week. Stayed within my points and made sure that I ate some healthy snacks so that I wouldn't be famished once 4:30 hit. I am loving those green giant brocoli and cheese single servings...Only 1 point. I try to have one at about 3 in the afternoon. I am going to add some of my own brocoli to it (0 points), there is plenty of the cheese sauce...

Rhonda

I am actually looking forward to my weighing in tomorrow

 

[donac]

Hi Jenn,

I'm sorry your feeling guilty, but I hope you can try not to. Trust me, I have a DD17 and a DS12 and once those girls get to be teenagers, they don't feel guilty going off and doing stuff without you, lol. My DD17 is going away to college half way across the country, is driving and taking my car (I had to rely on her to give me a ride home yesterday, but it was in our car, lol), she gets good grades, for the most part doesn't have a smart mouth and is an all around good kid who works, cheers and volunteers with the middle school cheerleaders. I used to feel guilty that I worked outside the home, but we always did lots of family stuff together. She turned out wonderful despite me working and not being home with her after school. So please, don't beat yourself up. Before you know it she will be a teenager and you need to make sure you take care of yourself so you don't end up at that time having to start taking care of yoursel for the first time. You deserve YOU time!! Take it and enjoy it. She will do just fine!!

Well said. I too have worked since the boys were small. After ds2 my dh took a year's leave but we have always done a great deal of things as a family. We are also both school teachers and I think that helps that we both have the summer off. We try to watch what we spend during the school year so that we can take the entire summer off.

Eric and his wife were on one of the tabloid shows, I think Access Hollywood, saying after the show they forget about you and its their fault he gained the weight back. I believe its his fault for not maintaining the principals they teach you on the show. If he blames them, maybe he should give all that money back. I personally don't want to see him back at the end of this season. There are lots of people who have maintained and even lost a few more after the show. If these people can do it anyone can.

Tha is really sad. Ds2 and I liked Eric a lot and now to hear that he is bad mouthing the show is disappointing.

QOTD My mini goal is to get back into exercise. Today I am over 12000 steps ( I guess that extra trip to the office taking the girl who was talking on her cell phone in the hall helped) This is two days in a row.

HAve a great evening everyone.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Go, Buffy, Go! Thanks for telling me about the Jillian thing. I'll go to the NBC website and watch it!

Knock on wood I will be there by Friday.
Those darn granola bar things that I got for the kids are calling my name though! I just have to keep telling myself I want to see a 9 or lower instead of a 0.0 on Friday!

Good Morning Ladies!!!

SO...I cried so hard during BL because I saw myself in some of these people and I thought.this can't be ME!!!! SO..I'm going to do something about it and soon!!

Me too, especially when Jillian was yelling at the mom in Orange. She had total mom guilt.

Eric and his wife were on one of the tabloid shows, I think Access Hollywood, saying after the show they forget about you and its their fault he gained the weight back. I believe its his fault for not maintaining the principals they teach you on the show. If he blames them, maybe he should give all that money back. I personally don't want to see him back at the end of this season. There are lots of people who have maintained and even lost a few more after the show. If these people can do it anyone can.

Amen!! It's called personal responsibility. It's not Bob's job to babysit him for the rest of his life. Besides if they "forgot" him, then why is he coming back?! I have a feeling Bob and Jillian keep in touch with all of the previous contestants that want to stay in tough with the trainers and crew.

 

[jennz]

Hope to get in another 203 miles tonight after DD2s dance class!

Wow!! You go girl!